Indian Iron Tantric Lingam

Brick red from top to toe, with a glossy oval window on the shoulder reflecting the studio lights.

This tantric lingam is from Narmada River, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is quartz crystal & iron. The article describes Banalinga as chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline quartz with iron oxide deposits, and says scholars link their naturally occurring markings, considered spiritually auspicious, to meteoric iron. An upright oval in rich reddish brown, polished to a gleam on the upper face. The lower body is slightly more matte and dusty. It is 11.75 inches high and 5.75 in diameter.

A quiet object that keeps its own counsel and its shine.